Skip to main content
Membership
Donate
Shop
Venue hire
Search
Royal Museums Greenwich
Main navigation
Menu
Royal Museums Greenwich
Search
Close
Plan your visit
Back
Plan your visit
Tickets and prices
Getting here
Accessibility
Family visits
Group visits
School visits
Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark
Open daily 10am-5pm
Last entry 4.15pm
Adult: £22 | Child: £11
Members go free
Free
National Maritime Museum
National Maritime Museum
Open daily 10am-5pm
Last entry 4.15pm
Free entry
Booking recommended
Free
Queen's House
Queen's House
Open daily 10am-5pm
Last entry 4.15pm
Free entry
Booking recommended
Royal Observatory
Royal Observatory
Open daily 10am-7pm
Last entry 6pm
Adult: £24 | Child: £12
Members go free
What's on
Back
What's on
Exhibitions
For families
Member events
Talks and tours
National Maritime Museum
Events and festivals
Windrush Day 2026
A day of creative workshops, informative talks and discussion to explore the significance of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush and the legacies of the Windrush generation
National Maritime Museum
Family fun
Astronomers Take Over
This brand-new interactive gallery gives curious minds aged 4 to 104 the space to play, learn and explore!
Cutty Sark
Experiences
Cutty Sark Rig Climb
Experience life at sea and climb the rigging of one of London's true icons
Stories
Back
Stories
Maritime history
Space and astronomy
Art and culture
The ocean
Time
Royal history
Must-see artworks in the Queen's House
What to look out for in the inspiring new take on the Queen’s House’s displays in 2026
How to see the 12 August 2026 partial solar eclipse
Learn more about the best solar eclipse visible from the UK and Ireland so far this century, when around 90% of the Sun will be covered by the Moon
Making Waves: Dr Dawn Wright
Oceanographer and chief scientist Dr Dawn Wright on diving to the deepest part of the ocean – and why we need to stand up for our blue planet
Collections
Back
Collections
Conservation
Research
Donating items to our collection
Collections Online
Search our online database and explore our objects, paintings, archives and library collections from home
The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
Come behind the scenes at our state-of-the-art conservation studio
Caird Library
Visit the world's largest maritime library and archive collection at the National Maritime Museum
Learn
Back
Learn
Learning resources
School visits and sessions
SEND sessions and resources
Opportunities for teachers
Adult learning
Practitioner residencies
Schools
From astronomy to maritime history, bring your subjects to life with our school sessions and resources
Communities
Explore our groups, programmes and events developed with local and connected communities
Young people
Gain skills and hands-on experience with a range of creative activities, projects and events
Support us
Back
Support us
Become a member
Donate
Corporate partnerships
Become a patron
Leave a legacy
Commemoration and celebration
Our sites
Cutty Sark
National Maritime Museum
Queen's House
Royal Observatory
Membership
Donate
Shop
Venue hire
Search
Beta
Back to all results
Explore our Collection
Objects
Library
Archive
Search our collection
filters…
Search
Catalogue Section
Select…
Catalogue Section
Catalogue Section
Artificial collections previously assembled
Apply Filter
Level
Select…
Level
Level
COLLECTION
FILE
ITEM
Apply Filter
Creator
Select…
Creator
Creator
Naval Manuscripts, Royal United Service Institution
Apply Filter
Date Range
Select…
Date Range
Date From
Select...
1588
1600
1603
1620
1626
1636
1653
1654
1660
1661
1662
1664
1665
1668
1669
1676
1683
1688
1692
1693
1695
1707
1710
1719
1720
1729
1742
1746
1747
1750
1755
1756
1757
1759
1760
1761
1762
1765
1772
1773
1774
1775
1776
1778
1779
1780
1782
1785
1786
1787
1788
1789
1790
1791
1792
1793
1794
1795
1796
1797
1798
1799
1800
1801
1802
1803
1804
1805
1806
1807
1808
1809
1810
1811
1812
1813
1814
1815
1817
1821
1823
1825
1826
1827
1830
1831
1832
1833
1834
1835
1840
1843
1844
1845
1846
1847
1848
1849
1850
1851
1853
1854
1855
1856
1857
1858
1860
1863
1865
1870
1874
1879
1880
1883
1885
1888
1898
1900
1902
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1914
1915
1917
1918
1919
1924
1926
1958
Date To
Select...
1588
1600
1603
1620
1636
1654
1662
1666
1668
1669
1670
1683
1688
1690
1691
1693
1695
1707
1710
1715
1719
1740
1742
1746
1750
1756
1757
1759
1760
1761
1765
1766
1772
1773
1774
1775
1778
1779
1780
1782
1783
1786
1787
1788
1789
1790
1791
1792
1793
1794
1795
1796
1797
1798
1799
1800
1801
1802
1803
1804
1805
1806
1807
1808
1809
1810
1811
1812
1813
1814
1815
1816
1817
1823
1825
1826
1827
1830
1831
1832
1834
1835
1836
1837
1843
1845
1846
1847
1848
1849
1850
1853
1854
1855
1856
1857
1858
1859
1860
1861
1862
1864
1866
1868
1871
1877
1879
1880
1881
1884
1885
1888
1890
1891
1893
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1907
1908
1911
1912
1914
1917
1918
1919
1924
1926
1958
Show only:
Requestable
Applied Filters
Naval Manuscripts, Royal United Service Institution
Clear all
showing 345 archive results
Sort by
Relevance
Object title/name
Object title/name (desc)
Finding reference
Finding reference (desc)
Show results as grid
Show results as list
Tactical diagram of Fleet Manoeuvers, Japanese, ca 1880-90 (Manuscript)
ca. 1880-ca. 1890
RUSI/NM/190
List of ships of the Royal Navy including dimensions etc, 1812, corrected up to June 1825 (Manuscript)
1812-1825
RUSI/NM/77
Copy of a letter of James West, BRITANNIA, off Cadiz, 4 November 1805 and two other letters, not connected with Trafalgar, from Thomas Hillman (Manuscript)
1805-11-04
RUSI/NM/189
Watch and Station Bill of HMS BASILISK, 1st Class Cutter, September 1830 (Manuscript)
1830
RUSI/NM/188
Standing and general orders, issued by Admiral Earl St Vincent, VICTORY, VILLE DE PARIS, 21 November 1795-26 July 1799 (Manuscript)
1795-1799
RUSI/NM/48
Watch and Quarter Bill, HMS TENEDOS, 1885-88, kept by Lieutenant J C Scott (Manuscript)
1885-1888
RUSI/NM/177
Letter from Marine, John Frazer,to Mr George Patterson of Manchester re: the death of Patterson's son George and a letter from the Navy Pay Office, 6 April 1814 re: prize money due to George Patterson, dec'd. (Manuscript)
1805-11-22 - 1814-04-06
RUSI/NM/187
List of ships of the Royal Navy with their dimensions, when and where they were built and number of guns. (Manuscript)
1765-1793
RUSI/NM/62
A list of ships of the Royal Navy, c.1775-1871, including specific details of each ship - dimensions, number of guns, number of men, rigging etc; dimensions of the rebel frigate HANDCOCK now called the IRIS (Manuscript)
1775-1871
RUSI/NM/42
List steam vessels on the lakes of Canada. Lists of Mail Steam Packets at British ports. Lists of Lighters at British ports. Lists of victualling vessels at British ports. (Manuscript)
1845-03 - 1854-12
RUSI/NM/67
Lists of vessels including fitted for Arctic service, Steam vessels on the lakes in Canada, Lighters at British ports and Victualling ships at British ports and British controlled ports overseas. (Manuscript)
circa 1854
RUSI/NM/71
Grant of Arms to Sir Robert Seppings, 18 Feb 1825 (Manuscript)
1825-02-18
RUSI/NM/233
Lists of Transports, Purchased Paddle Wheel vessels, Mail Steam Packets at British ports, Lazarettos, Bomb vessels, Surveying vessels. (Manuscript)
circa 1850
RUSI/NM/69
Folder containing an account of a voyage between 1795 and 1797 to chart the coast of Japan and explore the Pacific. (Manuscript)
1795-1797
RUSI/NM/132/3
Letters from Lt-Col John Cockerell, HEIC Bengal Army, to Col Alexander Ross (1742-1827), while on service in India, 1789-1791 (Manuscript)
1789-1791
RUSI/NM/235/R/10
Journal of Captain Edward Riou (1762-1801); MEDIATOR, 20 March 1782-15 April 1783; SALISBURY, 8 March 1786-28 November 1788 (Manuscript)
1782-1788
RUSI/NM/235/ER/2/2
Petition of Robert Radcliffe, shipwright to the Commissioners of his Majesty's Navy, that his pay may be continued, while under the Surgeon's hands for an injury to his left hand, while working at Woolwich Dockyard, 19 March 1669 (Manuscript)
1669-03-19
RUSI/NM/86/11
Memo from the Navy Office to the Clerk of the Cheque, Woolwich Dockyard, re the suspension of certain officers for absence from their ships, 3 November 1668, signatures include Sir William Penn and Samuel Pepys (Manuscript)
1668-11-03
RUSI/NM/86/9
Memo from the Navy Office to the Clerk of the Cheque, Woolwich Dockyard, requiring a return of each officer's service from 1 September 1664 up to date. 17 Oct 1668, signatures include Sir William Penn and Samuel Pepys (Manuscript)
1664-1668
RUSI/NM/86/8
Warrant from the Navy Office to the Clerk of the Cheque of Woolwich Dockyard, requiring the names and ranks of all oficers , seamen and boys, serving in the dockyard or ships, with amount of pay due, 30 July 1668, signatures include Samuel Pepys (Manuscript)
1668-07-30
RUSI/NM/86/7
A perfect list of all such ships and ketches of warr and yachts as on the 1st April 1665 were belonging to His Majesty's Navy and which have been built and taken in addition thereto at any time since until 1st April 1670. (Manuscript)
1665-1670
RUSI/NM/197
List of ships controlled by the American, Danish, Egyptian, French, Russian, Spanish and Turkish navies. Descriptions include dimensions, number of guns, when and where they were built. (Manuscript)
circa 1849
RUSI/NM/72
Private journals and memoranda books of Lt William Bryan Wyke, 1782-99. HMS GIBRALTAR, VILLE DE PARIS, THESEUS, VICTORY, PRINCE GEORGE, BOYNE. (Manuscript)
1782-01-01 - 1799-12-31
RUSI/NM/35-36
List of ships of the Royal Navy and foreign navies with their dimensions, when and where they were built and number of guns, from 16th Century to 19th Century in 8 Volumes. (Manuscript)
1600-1900
RUSI/NM/61-72
First
Prev
…
Page
5
Page
6
Current page
7
Page
8
Page
9
…
Next
Last
Loading filters
Royal Museums Greenwich
Close
Search
Want to search our collection? Search here.
Back to top